The All Progressives Congress (APC) won four of the five legislative seats contested in Saturday’s bye-elections across Gombe, Kano, Bauchi and Delta states.
The Allied Peoples Movement (APM) secured the remaining seat in Bauchi, where it defeated the APC in the Sakwa State Constituency election.
The results were declared by the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) after voting and collation across the five constituencies.
In Gombe, APC candidate Usman Maijama’a Kallamu won the Gombe/Kwami/Funakaye Federal Constituency with 41,121 votes.
The Labour Party came second with 3,553 votes, while the APM scored 872 and the New Nigeria Democratic Party recorded 707 votes.
INEC said 47,301 votes were cast, with 46,551 valid votes and 750 rejected votes.
In Kano, APC candidate Hussaini Yusuf-Datti won the Dawakin Kudu State Constituency with 22,890 votes.
The Peoples Redemption Party (PRP) scored 270 votes, the Peoples Democratic Party (PDP) 108, while the Action Democratic Party (ADP) got 89 votes.
The All Peoples Party polled 53 votes and the Labour Party secured 39.
The African Democratic Congress (ADC) and Nigeria Democratic Congress (NDC) did not participate in the Kano election.
The NDC said it opted to conserve its resources for the 2027 general elections, while the ADC cited its unresolved leadership issues.
In Bauchi, the APC won the Disina State Constituency, with Yakubu Ali polling 5,846 votes.
The APM came second with 5,225 votes, while the PRP recorded 3,701 votes.
The APM, however, won the Sakwa State Constituency, where Adamu Yakubu polled 8,515 votes against the APC’s 3,771.
The PDP scored 2,076 votes, while the PRP recorded 727.
In Delta, APC candidate Okolosi Ator won the Udu State Constituency with 8,724 votes.
His PDP challenger, George Biatere Orugbo, scored 214 votes.
The Udu seat had become vacant after its former occupant, Collins Egbetamah, defected from the APC to the NDC.
The bye-election results have triggered reactions ahead of the 2027 general elections, with attention focused on what the contests could indicate about the strength and organisation of the parties.
Aviation and Aerospace Development Minister, Festus Keyamo, described the APC’s four victories as significant, noting that the party won across three geopolitical zones.
However, Keyamo’s comments on the presidential implications of the results were political commentary rather than an INEC assessment of what the bye-elections mean for 2027.
INEC Chairman, Prof. Joash Amupitan, said the bye-elections provided an opportunity for the commission to assess its preparedness for the 2027 general election.
He said INEC would use the experience to review logistics, test its technological systems and assess its administrative readiness.
Amupitan added that challenges encountered before election day had been addressed through the commission’s monitoring and crisis-resolution mechanisms.
The commission said lessons from the bye-elections would help refine preparations for the 2027 general election.